Obituaries: Melissa Faith Dark, 1948, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: April 29, 1948 Winn Parish Enterprise

Last Rites For Mrs. W. L. Dark Friday Afternoon

Funeral services for Mrs. W. L. Dark, 75, of Gaars Mill, who died at the
Baptist Hospital, Alexandria, Thursday, April 29, 1948, at 4 a.m., where she
underwent an operation three and a half weeks ago, will be held at the Harmony
Grove Baptist Church of which the deceased was a member, Friday afternoon, at
3 o'clock.

The mother of 13 children, Mrs. Dark was born and reared in the Gaars Mill
Community.  Before her marriage, she was Miss Melissa Faith, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Faith, pioneer residents of this section.  Mr. and
Mrs. Dark reared their family here where they took a leading part in the
civic, educational, and religious life of the community and parish, Mr. Dark
having represented his ward for many years as police juror, and the parish as
president of the group.  They would have celebrated their sixtieth wedding
anniversary this year.

Surviving besides her husband are three daughters, Mrs. R. A. Clewis,
Winnfield; Mrs. D. E. Sikes, Columbia; Mrs. Roy Sanders, Readhimer; seven
sons, J. E. Dark, Winnfield; DeWitt Dark, Ruston; Ross Dark, Columbia; Shelby
Dark, Gaars Mill; Woodrow Dark, Wyatt; and Z. T. Dark, Gaars Mill.  She was
also the mother of the late Clarence Dark, well known Winnfield resident.

Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Joel Smith, Dodson; Mrs. Tom Walker,
Ruston; Miss Zettie Faith, Alexandria; and one brother, J. W. Faith, Dodson.